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you can buy the the flip bit with blade from volvo , which would get you in the car as it comes cut for the locks, but won't start it.
I got a key for my S60 which cost around £230, 6 years ago. with programming to the car, don't even think of getting a cheap key from ebay unless it comes with the volvo barcode , Or it will be a nice paper weight and thats all you could use it for.

you can buy the the flip bit with blade from volvo , which would get you in the car as it comes cut for the locks, but won't start it.
I got a key for my S60 which cost around £230, 6 years ago. with programming to the car, don't even think of getting a cheap key from ebay unless it comes with the volvo barcode , Or it will be a nice paper weight and thats all you could use it for.

thats my cheap repair out the window, I was going to mill myself a new one from an Ebay blank flip part.....doh!!

I think the key has 3 part numbers blade,flip bit, 5 button bit, but the key blade & flip comes as one bit , and the barcode on the bag is what you need to get volvo to program it to the car without it they can't do anything . They will also remove lost keys from the ecu so no one can start the car with a old key.
if you are going to try to remove the chip from a working key just be very carefull with the glass chip.
not sure if you can get a service type key which has no flip or buttons but will open the car and start it , worth a phone call ?

looking at a video on youtube, the fix looks simple enough and the cheap £3.50 flip bits would be cheap enough to donate their new button, as this dose appear to be the bit that breaks, but not sure I like the idea of gluing it back together, but it would only be the same as abs controller modules when they fail, just a matter of making a tidy job of it and I'm lucky to have 2 keys, so I could use the Mrs's as the guinea pig.....lol

I'm going to take the plunge and order a couple of blanks to do the youtube repair, found them for £2.29.....lol two keys fixed for a fiver if it all works out hopefully. I may as well buy as cheap as possible as I'm only really going to use the button and possibly the spring, the rest will most likely go in the bin.